ENDURANCE, INTERPRETATION, AND VOCAL STRENGTH. WAYNE, NEBRASKA'S CHICKEN SHOW MAY BE ONE OF THE MOST áUNIQUE COMPETITIONS YOU EVER SEE. K-E-T-V NEWSWATCH SEVEN'S JEREMY MASKEL TAKES US TO THE NATIONAL "CLUCK OFF." MEET EMILI SCHULTZ.( clucking ) SHE'S DEFINITELY NOT SHY. THEN AGAIN - YOU'D áHAVE TO HAVE áCONFIDENCE...( clucking ) TO GET IN FRONT OF A JUDGE LIKE BEVERLY RUWE.( laughter ) SHE'S GOT THIS WHOLE - NO-NONSENSE TONE - TO HER BALLOTS.( well, do they sound like a chicken? ) THE LONGTIME FARM WIFE - WOULD KNOW! THIS, AFTER ALL, IS THE áNATIONAL CLUCK-OFF.( "now we've got number 22" ) DOZENS OF PEOPLE DRIVE FROM ACROSS THE MIDWEST - HOPING TO "HATCH" THE BEST IMPRESSION.( clucking ) THE RULES ARE PRETTY: FREE RANGE.( patting then cluck ) JOEL VAVRA WOULD KNOW. HE'S BASICALLY THE "OPRAH" OF CLUCKING.( I think he seriously studies a chicken. ) VAVRA'S WON SO MANY TIMES - HE WOULD NOT COMPETE THIS YEAR ... GIVING SOMEONE ELSE THE CHANCE - TO FLY.( natural talent, that's all it is for me. ) WHEN HE FIRST WON - MICROPHONES WERE NOT EVEN ALLOWED! THESE DAYS - THINGS ARE A BIT FLASHIER...( clucking ) WITH SOME - PLAYING TO AN AUDIENCE - OF NEBRASKA FANS.( that was a pretty clever idea. )( clucking ) REMEMBER EMILY? HER INTENSITY áWON THE ADULT DIVISION THIS YEAR.( I needed to compete. I knew that, it was like my destiny, I had to do it. ) THE SECRET TO THIS CHAMPION'S CLUCKING COURAGE? PREPARATION.( my mom is a very good chicken impersonator. I watched her, I studied her, I looked up several chicken videos on the internet. ) IT IS AT ONCE - BIZZARE - AND AMAZING.( clucking) AND MAYBE THE MOST FUN ANYONE'S HAD - GETTING OUT OF THEIR SHELL. JEREMY MASKEL K-E-T-V NEWSWATCH SEVEN. IN ADDITION TO BRAGGING RIGHTS, SCHULTZ WALKED AWAY WITH 4-HUNDRED DOLLARS AFTER WINNING THE NATIONAL CLUCK-OFF. (time for anchors to chat and cluck) ANDY KENDEIGH IS LIVE IN THE NEWSPLEX WITH THE 'PLAY OF